Picky Palate's Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Butterscotch Bars

Monday, November 26, 2012

{Now that I have your attention...}

Picky Palate...I'm not even sure how long I've been reading Jenny's blog, but it's been one of my favorites ever since discovering it. Mom to 3 adorable boys, Jenny shares her family's favorite meals on Picky Palate.

You're going to want to make these. These bars are rich, fudgy, and so worth every millimeter they'll add to your hips. No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Butterscotch Bars
{with permission from The Picky Palate Cookbook}

Melt the chocolate chips and remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted, then add the cream, stirring until smooth. Pour over the peanut butter layer, spreading evenly.

Refrigerate for 1 hour, or until firm. Lift the foil edges to remove from the pan and cut into squares (a bench scraper is perfect for this.) Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Enter to win by leaving a comment below telling who is the pickiest eater in your family.
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Comments for the giveaway accepted through November 28th, 11:59pm CST. Good luck!Congrats to Leslie, who said, "I am, by far, the pickiest eater in my family. That is the main reason that I cook. I can control the process and ingredients."

Our son and Brother-in-law. How can one live on peanut butter, plain hot dogs, mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese? Every Holiday, I have to cook separate meals for these two, as if I don't have enough to cook.cjbrick@ymail.com

Uht oh. I have every ingredient for those in my house right now. But it's true, my older sister, who is the pickiest eater in the house would gobble that whole thing up. Come to think of it, she really has no problem with sweets. Ever.

I thought I was until one of my cousins beat me. For instance, if her family went out to eat they'd have to make a special trip to McDonald's for her. She'd only eat McDonald's chicken nuggets and usually couldn't find anything she'd like at restaurants.Thanks for the giveaway!

My youngest daughter, Savannah, is my pickest eater by far. She is 19 and is just now starting to try things other than chicken fingers, french fries, mashed potatoes and pound cake!lisamcgriff at hotmail dot com

Since our family is small (my boyfriend and I), I have to say I am the picky eater. I will try most anything one time, but if I decide I don't like it, then I don't like it. He eats pretty much anything. lol Thanks for the giveaway. :)

My husband wins this award. He refuses to eat most vegetables, and I'm starting to get him to eat more sauces. He also doesn't like his food touching. I can't even begin to think about what kind of influence he'll be when we have kids...

I'd have to say the pickiest eater in our family is definitely my father-in-law! That man is worse than a 2 year old when it comes to dinner time! This is an awesome giveaway and I'd LOVE to win a copy of Jenny's book!

I'd say my daughter is the pickiest - but it's not usually certain foods. It's just that sometimes she doesn't want to eat. We'll serve something one day and she won't eat it. We'll serve it again the next day for lunch and she'll eat like there's no tomorrow.

I thought I was the pickiest eater - but it turns out my 7 year old girl is...I wonder where she got that from? ::looks around sheepishly:: - She won't try ANYTHING. Ever.Man, is it frustrating. Sorry MOM!

Oh my gosh. I think I need to make these TODAY. Right now I have the pickiest diet...but not by choice! I'm nursing my 8 month old that seems to be allergic to everything! Hopefully he grows out of it soon!

My brother is the pickiest eater in my family. But, my boyfriend is even more so! I joke that my boyfriend will only eat foods that are on a children's menu. Pizza, chicken fingers, burgers, mac and cheese, pasta, etc. This book would be great for our relationship!

Definitely my 5 year old daughter. As a 1-2 year old she ate almost anything we gave her...then the next few years...different story. We don't pressure her too much (we've learned nothing works) but we give her what we're having, and she can choose what to eat - I refuse to make two meals! The funny part is that when we've been able to convince her to try something - she usually ends up liking it. Luckily our 4 year old son will eat most anything :-)

My daughter was our pickiest eater. I never did understand how she could be so picky. Our son was a very adventuresome eater as are my husband and I. She has never even tasted turkey! Seriously! She eats boneless, skinless chicken breasts but won't touch bone-in chicken. Never eats pork, but does eat sausage!!! Hates bacon!

My youngest son is the pickiest eater and my oldest son is a close second but he has tried many new things lately. I make 2 separate meals at dinner, one for my wife and I, one for the kids. I make pizza from scratch at least once and week that everyone loves, family and friends, it takes him forever to "choke" it down. It's actually getting quite bad here!jlammers002@woh.rr.com

Just found this site and I love it! The pickiest eater at my house is my 10 year old daughter. Her Thanksgiving meal consisted of turkey and rolls. The only way to get her to eat veggies is to blend them into a fruit smoothie (add baby spinach, blend with lots of fruit, yogurt, juice, etc. and you can't taste it). Love the recipes that I have seen so far.

OMG - these look soooooo good! I live by myself and I'm really not a picky eater. My basset hound hates "additions" to his food. He once picked out a chopped up egg out of his dinner and left it by the side of his bowl. What a silly goon!

My son is by far the pickiest eater in our family. After years of food therapy (who knew there was such a thing!!) we haven't made much progress. He somehow survives on Life Cereal and a short list of other foods. My younger son would benefit greatly from this cookbook. He tries to follow his brother's lead but has tried enough foods to know that there is more to food than cereal. What a gorgeous book!

I don't really have any picky eaters in my home (how lucky am I?!?), but my nephew is the pickiest eater I've ever met. When he comes over I make him take "adventure bites" of food he wouldn't normally eat. Mean, or what??? My husband drooled over the picture of those bars. They have his 3 favorite flavors in them!

My brother! - he HATES tomatos but LOVES tomato soup, speghetti sauce, salsa, -- pretty much ANYTHING made with tomatos!! plus a million other things he doesn't like -- like grapes, blueberries, etc... I can't believe him!!!

These look like the kind of cookie that you finish making and say you'll wait for your hubby to come home to eat them... and then end up eating half the pan and hiding the other half, then when said hubby comes home you greet him at the door with a kiss...and he smells peanut butter and chocolate on your breath, and as much as you don't want to you have to give up the hiding place of the rest of the cookies. I must make these, and hide the evidence!! ;)

P.S- I would have to say the pickiest eater is my husband, for sure. The man won't even eat mushrooms, for goodness sake!

My oldest daughter has become quit the picky eater here lately. All of a sudden she won't eat many of the things she used to request. No beans, weenies, tomatoes or sauce......this new list goes on and on. Makes it difficult for supper sometimes.

My youngest son is my pickiest eater. We thought he was a born vegetarian for a while. We still can't get him to eat beef, but he will nibble on some chicken or turkey at lunch time if there is nothing that sounds better to him.

I am definitely the pickiest eater in our house as my husband and our dog will pretty much eat anything. The dog is definitely not picky - he will eat anything whether it's food (bacon) or not food (house gutters).

My 11 yo daughter is for sure the pickiest in our house. She's daring - loves curry, tofu, all sorts of more exotic things - but hates any sandwich besides PB&J and refuses to eat eggs. Makes daily breakfast and lunch a bit tedious so I've started making Crock Pots of steel cut oats on Sunday nights and then for lunch, we've compromised on hummus and veg or the PG&J.

I've just got to have Jenny's cookbook!I'm sure every recipe is so easy and fun and delicious!These bars look so easy and scrumptious!Congrats to Jenny!And I love that yellow gingham spatula!You know I do!xoLove you too!

My 6 year old is def. the pickiest eater. Won't eat many veggies and no meat (unless you count the "meat" in Banquet meals. Makes me feel like a bad mom feeding him all that sodium and junk. Always looking for something new that he would try and like.

I was always the pickiest eater in the house as a kid. I didn't like ketchup, potato chips, gravy, spaghetti sauce, cooked carrots (they had to be raw), sweet peppers, dark meat chicken, fish... you name it! I survived on peanut butter and jam sandwiches and pizza burgers for years. That's all changed quite a bit now, there are a lot fewer things I'm not a fan of now, but olives and pickles still gross me out, I don't like capelin (a local delicacy where I grew up- they eat the whole fish, little bones and all! Ugh!), spicy food, or lobster.

The one thing I will never, ever turn down is dessert... I never met a sweet I didn't like!

My three daughters each went through a picky stage at about 3 or 4, but my youngest (now 13) has yet to outgrow it! She has shown some willingness lately to try a few more things, so we are hopeful she'll become as adventurous as her older sisters eventually.

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